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Essen (German pronunciation: [ˈɛsən]) is a ceety in the central pairt o the Ruhr aurie in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. Locatit on the River Ruhr, its population o approximately 579,000 (as o Juin 30, 2008) makes it the 9t-lairgest ceety in Germany. For the year 2010, Essen wis the European Caipital o Cultur on behauf o the whole Ruhr aurie.
Essen | |
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 Essen skyline | |
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  Essen | |
Location o Essen athin North Rhine-Westphalie  | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′3″N 7°0′47″E | |
| Kintra | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| Destrict | Urban destrict |
| Subdivisions | 9 destricts, 50 burghs |
| Govrenment | |
| • Laird Mayor | Reinhard Paß (SPD) |
| • Governing parties | SPD / CDU |
| Area | |
| • City | 210.32 km2 (81.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 116 m (381 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • City | 579,432 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.302.179 |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 45001–45359 |
| Diallin codes | 0201, 02054 (Kettwig) |
| Vehicle registration | E |
| Website | www.essen.de |
Umwhile ane o Germany's maist important coal an steel centres an historically linked tae the centuries-auld Krupp family iron works, the ceety haes developed a strang tertiary sector o industry an (sometimes thegither wi nearbi Düsseldorf) claims tae be the "desk o the Ruhr aurie".[2] It is hame tae 13 o the 100 lairgest German corporations an seat tae several o the region's authorities.
In 1958, the ceety wis chosen tae serve as the seat tae a Roman Catholic diocese (aften referred tae as Ruhrbistum or diocese o the Ruhr). In early 2003, the universities o Essen an the nearbi ceety o Duisburg (baith established in 1972) wur merged intae the University o Duisburg-Essen wi campuses in baith ceeties an a university hospital in Essen.
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Twin touns – sister ceeties
- City of Sunderland, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1949)[3]
- Tampere, Finland (syne 1960)[3]
- Grenoble, Fraunce (syne 1974)[3][4]
- Nizhny Novgorod, Roushie (syne 1991)[3]
- Tel Aviv, Israel (syne 1991)[3]
The Ceety o Monessen, PA, situatit alang the Monongahela River, wis named efter the river an Essen.[5]
- Rourkela, Indie
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